Considering The Raven is so well-known as a poem by Edgar Allen Poe, one would think using those two words as a title would be off the market. Unless, of course, you were actually making a movie about the famous macabre author.

That’s not the case, however, as Mark Wahlberg has locked down a deal with Universal to produce and possibly star in a feature length adaptation of a short film by Ricardo De Montreuil also called The Raven. There are no birds on chamber doors in this story, though, as it’s about a man with powers being chased around Los Angeles by police drones, which are coordinated by a huge ship above the city.

Rumors of this deal were broken over the summer but it hit a few snags on its way to becoming official. The newest piece of information, though, is that De Montreuil, who co-wrote and directed the original short, has signed on to direct a new film called Lowriders. After the jump, read details on both deals and once again watch the short film this feature will be based on. Read More »